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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Mark Rodriguez, from Sequin, Texas, shouts out commands to Sailors on his hose teams during flight deck drills aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk is taking part in Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC) 2008 exercises off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational exercise and is scheduled biennially by the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Participants include the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Reckard/Released)
SURABAYA, Indonesia (July 22, 2008) Navy Diver 2nd Class Christopher Peek, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 and members of the Indonesian navy dive team help Senior Chief Navy Diver Paul Adams don his head gear before a joint dive in Surabaya Harbor. The diving exercise is a part of a Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) between the United States and Indonesia. The NEA is part of an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces between the U.S. and several Southeast Asian nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kim McLendon/Released)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 24, 2008) Chief Steelworker Mike Welch, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 2, carries his son to the car for their ride home after returning from a six-month deployment. More than 50 Sailors assigned to ACB-2 returned home after completing a deployment to Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Bookwalter/Released)
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A pastor friend told me about a sign he had seen in front of a neighborhood church. Instead of just advertising the congregation’s own time of worship, the sign also listed the schedule for two other churches that met at different times in the same small town. Interestingly, my friend didn’t think this was impractical or foolish. Instead, he imagined what it must do for a church to put such unselfishness at the heart of everything it did!
Whether it is a good idea to advertise the worship times of other churches is a matter of opinion. But one thing is certain—the Spirit of Christ is not found in a spirit of envy and self-serving competition. The generosity and goodwill that Paul expressed toward self-serving church leaders is a mark of the authentic Christian spirit (Phil. 1:14-18). This Christlike attitude lines up with the absence of spiritual competition James called for in his epistle (James 3:14-17).
Churches ought to be concerned about building their congregations. But beware of setting the bar too low by worrying about numbers. The wisdom and grace of Christ are not necessarily found in conventional wisdom. Good judgment often requires that we perform counter-intuitive acts of unselfishness that reflect Jesus’ life in us.
Mississippi Ping.......
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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.
Prayers going up.
LOL! When I was growing up in the 50's and 60's, my Daddy used to go shrimping out there. Back then, it was known as the Mud Lumps. Good shrimping, too!
I have three siblings living in P'goula now! My youngest sister works for one of the companies that take the new boats out on Sea Trials, my just younger sister works for Jackson County in the court system, and my older brother just moved back to the coast after having been away since Katrina, and moved three doors down from my just younger sister! He works for MDOT, but many moons ago, he used to work for NOAA out of the port area.
Pascagoula got slammed by Katrina; there was 6' of water in the downtown area, and every police car was ruined, because they were all called in at the height of the storm and dutifully parked right outside headquarters. Ruh, roh! They didn't even get that much water in Camille in the late 60's, Fred in the late 70's, or Ellen, I think it was, in the early 80's, and those last two drew a bead on Pascagoula. The town looks like it's trying hard to come back, though, which is always good!
Evening, Lauren (& Kathy, from other thread!).
